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        <a id="ch-system-mpfr" name="ch-system-mpfr"></a>6.15. MPFR-3.1.5
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          The MPFR package contains functions for multiple precision math.
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              <strong class="segtitle">Approximate build time:</strong>
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              <strong class="segtitle">Required disk space:</strong>
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          6.15.1. Installation of MPFR
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          Prepare MPFR for compilation:
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<kbd class="command">./configure --prefix=/usr        \
            --disable-static     \
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            --docdir=/usr/share/doc/mpfr-3.1.5</kbd>
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<kbd class="command">make
make html</kbd>
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            The test suite for MPFR in this section is considered critical.
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<kbd class="command">make check</kbd>
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<kbd class="command">make install
make install-html</kbd>
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              <strong class="segtitle">Installed Libraries:</strong>
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                    Contains multiple-precision math functions
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